Law:
Dewey Launches London Restructuring Practice With Two-Partner Team From Orrick
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Ex-SEC's Becker should face criminal probe: Watchdog
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Major hearing in Howrey bankruptcy on Wednesday
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With Spate of Suits, Thelen Trustee Makes Late Push to Collect
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Sobering Numbers: Law Graduates Who Do Not Become Lawyers
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Bankruptcy attorney suspended for 60 days for calling judge's opinions "half baked"
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To the Moon, Gleason!
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2011 Associates Survey By the Numbers: The Workload
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The time is ripe for the introduction of legal apprenticeships
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Testifies In Isleworth Murder Trial
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Email from distressed husband, murder suspect to bankruptcy attorneys: "I hope you are happy...Go to hell"
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Marcellus Shale Attracts Laterals From Miles Around
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Deregulating the Legal Profession
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Who Will Decide the Future of the Law Business?
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Full Tilt Poker, News Corp., BP, IBM, Yukos in Court News
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Retired Harvard Law Prof Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Homicide
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Mass. GOP Urges Harvard to Eliminate Law Prof Elizabeth Warren’s Salary as She Runs for the Senate
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Tulane Students Speak Out About 1L Ex-Con Bruce Reilly
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Morality plays and structural criticism - Law School A Lottery Ticket?
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The Price of Law School Cost Transparency, An Interview with Law School Transparency
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Disgruntled Law Professor Takes Frustration Out on Class
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Negative Selling – A Dangerous, Misleading Tactic
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The Seven Habits of Highly (In)effective Partners
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Sport-Minded Solo Success Story
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Hey Everybody, Don’t Call the ‘Guy in the Suit’ a Lawyer!
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Chelsy Davy Joins Biglaw
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7th Circuit Slaps Lawyer for 345-Word Sentence and Briefs Full of ‘Gibberish’
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Taxpayers foot the bill for Justice Department's $16 muffins
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Despite Partner’s Protest, Ex-Bookkeeper Gets Deferred Adjudication in Alleged $32K Law Office Theft
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Former Saul Ewing Partner Dies in Prison, Where He Was Serving Life Sentence for Murder
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Bad News for a Chicago-Area Lawyer Accused of Murder for Hire
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Moonlighting lawyer victim of office jokes
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Parents fight to evict son
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Burglar caught after falling asleep
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Mom Threatened With CPS For Letting Child Ride Bike to School
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Does the Constitution Protect Flashing Headlights?
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Judges:
After raise, appellate judge leaves bench for more money
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Bad lawyerly writing exasperates appeals court
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures signal gains
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Futures Are Higher At The Start Of A Huge Day
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World Stocks Mixed Ahead of Fed Meeting Outcome
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Stocks Finish Mixed With Eye on 'Operation Twist'
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U.S. Stocks Pare Gains
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US Stocks Advance Amid Fed Stimulus Bets
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U.S. Stocks Near Break-Even for Year
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Apple: Too Big for the Dow
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Wall Street Faces ‘Brutal’ Fixed-Income Results After Jefferies Decline
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Why Employees Say JPMorgan Is A Better Place To Work Than Goldman
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Wall Street Protest Update
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How The Protestors Manage Their Own Money
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The NYPD Is Arresting Wall Street Protesters for Wearing Masks
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What Not To Do With Your Goldman Sachs Corporate Credit Card
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Layoffs:
Underemployment Stuck at 18.5% in Mid-Sept.
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The Only Group That Saw Wage Gains Over The Last 10 Years?
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Worry About a New Wave of Layoffs
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Florida's high unemployment rate among worst
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CA jobless rate to remain stuck at 12% through 2012
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New Program for Unemployed Homeowners Falls Short
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Why The Jobs Recovery is Different This Time
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Power customers may foot bill for layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Obama Wants Banks to Pay for Auto Bailout
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GM Aims for Lower US Labor Costs With Buyouts
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UAW says deal with GM creates or keeps 6400 jobs
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GM suggests new round of UAW job buyouts
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6 GM factories win commitments for new jobs
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Tesla Motors got big bucks too in program GOP wants to axe
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IF Metall union to call for Saab bankruptcy
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Swedish Court to rule on Saab case Thursday or Friday
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Banking:
Debt Crisis Infects Companies via Bank Costs
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UBS faces dual attack in parliament after loss
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UBS Senior Staff Should Feel Losses
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Singapore investor hits at UBS 'lapses'
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UBS chief executive faces board over alleged rogue trader
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UBS boss wants investment bank overhaul
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Rogue Banks & Traders
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The catch-22 of catching a rogue trader
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Lehman And UBS Are Cut From The Same Cloth
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BofA Said to Dismiss 13 Investment Bankers
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RBC Hacks Estimates on Citi, BofA
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There Ought to be FDIC Lawsuits? Don't Bother, They're Here
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Everyone into the next shadow banking system
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Celebs:
'Real Housewives of New Jersey:' Joe, Teresa Giudice withdraw bankruptcy filing?
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Aviation:
AMR May Seek Bankruptcy Protection as Labor Talks Hit Impasse
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Religion:
Can Robert Schuller Save Calif. Megachurch?, Christian News
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Creditors ignoring church's efforts
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Resorts:
Barnes Bay, Anguilla Resort Owner, Is Denied Approval of Bankruptcy Plan
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Paulson's MSR Resort says creditors will back off
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Paper:
Metro mulls Blue Heron bankrupt property bid
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Oil/Gas:
OPEC's Trillion Dollar Welfare State
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Oil Price Fall Driven by Speculators
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Corporate Reform:
SEC Asks Firms to Disclose Offshore Cash
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S.E.C. Hid Its Lawyer’s Madoff Ties
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Tech:
Hi-tech firms face financial distress
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Energy:
Fitch Places Dynegy Inc. & Dynegy Holdings, LLC on Rating Watch Negative
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Distressed Investing:
Distressed Assets: Bargains or Burdens?
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Compensation:
UBS rogue trader a chance to test bonus clawbacks
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Receivers:
Court Invalidates Receivers Sale of Real Property Holding That the Sale of Collateral Over the Objection of the Borrower is Tantamount to De Facto Foreclosure
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Textbooks:
Nebraska Book delays key bankruptcy hearing
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Economy:
IMF: World economy enters 'dangerous new phase'
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IMF Downgrades US Economic Forecast, Urges 'Credible Fiscal Policy'
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Fed Likely to Begin 'Operation Twist'
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Primer On Operation Twist
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Bernanke Has Few Tools to Heal Economy
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Republicans’ Letter to Bernanke Questioning More Fed Action
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Americans Favor Jobs Plan Proposals, Including Taxing Rich
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A Tax Others Embrace, U.S. Opposes
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Key Context on Obama's Vague Proposed Millionaires' Tax
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Reid: Democrats Undecided on Obama's Plan
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Goldman Sees Fed Buying $300 Billion to $400 Billion in Operation Twist
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Housing starts drop underscores economic woes
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U.S. housing starts fall: What the economists say
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Stocks, Credit Still Singing From Different Hymnals
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IMF Says Commodity Prices to Decrease on Slower Economic Growth
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'With only $500M, it is hard to afford a jet plane'
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Are rich taxed less than secretaries?
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Another Recession? The Odds Are 1 In 3, UBS Says
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Zoellick Says Europe Crisis Raises Odds of Recession in U.S.
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How The Economy Recovered, Stagnated, And Then Began To Fade Again
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Why The Original Obama Stimulus Was Such A Disaster
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Americans Say Federal Gov't Wastes Over Half of Every Dollar
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22% Of Americans Want God's "Invisible Hand" To Guide The Economy
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Our Sputtering Economy by the Numbers: Poverty Edition
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
10 million more mortgages set to default
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MERScorp Sued With Bank of America by Dallas District Attorney
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Attorneys General admit doubts on CFPB
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Housing Starts in US Dropped More Than Forecast in August
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Mortgage loan delinquencies fell 12% in August
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Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes Probably Climbed From Eight-Month Low
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Housing Is to the U.S. What Greece Is to the Euro Zone
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U.S. Building Permits Rise To 7-month High In August
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Construction is less than half the level that economists say is needed for a healthy economy
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Homebuilders' shares mostly rise on housing data
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Miller Says Countrywide Bankruptcy Would Be Last Option
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Banks beware: Time is ripe for MBS breach-of-contract suits
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Why we’re in the dark about the mortgage market
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MBA supports large-scale REO disposition
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CFPB expects ability-to-repay rule by early next year
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Houston single-family home sales up 30% in August
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FL: Texas firm eyes Channelside, other distressed properties
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Federal housing program faces challenges in Florida's real estate market
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Las Vegas commercial real estate defaults accumulate
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Anchor properties’ mortgages sold at auction
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Buy Your Own Private Island in New York City for <$300K
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Slow Growth In Cities May Have Minimized Foreclosures
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Pols Demand Jamie Dimon Visit Foreclosure-Ravaged Neighborhoods
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The new slap in the face of foreclosure
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New Reality TV Show Focuses On Arizona Foreclosure Auctions
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Commercial real estate prices expected to rebound, SF Fed says
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Miami Joint Venture Targets Distressed Multifamily Assets
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Fraud:
Feds: Full Tilt Poker A Giant "Ponzi Scheme"
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Highlights from the Full Tilt Ponzi Lawsuit
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The $330 Million Poker Face
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Expert-Networking Firm Executive Found Guilty in U.S. Insider Trading Case
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Rajaratnam May Get Preview as Galleon Trader, Consultant Face Sentencing
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Ex-SEC counsel should be investigated: watchdog
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SEC Probes Trades Before US Rating Cut
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Judge Rejects Madoff Clawback Suits As JPMorgan Seeks Dismissal
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Madoff 'Feeder Fund' Seeks Review of $578 Million Fraud Lawsuit
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SEC Refers Ex-Counsel's Actions on Madoff to Justice Dept.
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SEC to Seek Another Vote on Position on Madoff Victims' Accounts
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Court favors investors in Madoff scheme
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If Bernie Madoff was a WASP
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Gambling:
U.S. Alleges Full Tilt Poker Was Ponzi Scheme
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Full Tilt " Ponzi Scheme" has Players Hopes of Getting Paid Go from Slim to None
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Is The Justice Department Responsible For Online Poker's Ponzi Scheme?
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Full Tilt Used Poker Player Money to Pay Board, US Alleges
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Full Tilt Poker cheated players out of $300 million
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Baseball:
Fox signals opposition to Dodgers' bid to sell TV rights
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Hockey:
Cuban out, Miller still in on pursuit of Stars
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Politics:
Poll: Elizabeth Warren leading Scott Brown
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Scott Brown Is Mortal
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A Brand New Poll Should Have Wall Street Worried
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Mass. GOP urges Harvard to end Elizabeth Warren's
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Elizabeth Warren's Sox Appeal
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Perry Gets Mixed Job Reviews in His Home State
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What Taxing the Rich Really Means
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Poll Suggests Bachmann Support Fading
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GOP rakes in cash
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Reid warns government shutdown is possible
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Hotels:
In Trying to Walk Away From Deal, Cerberus Has Weak MAC Claim
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Health Care:
It's official: NYC hospital files for bankruptcy
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Creditors file objections in Hoboken hospital bankruptcy case
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Hoboken University Hospital creditors want more than $10M to allow for its sale
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The Expanding Field of Medical Tourism
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Hoboken mayor wants taxpayers to pay up to $5M to help sell University Hospital
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NRMC on track to be in the black
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Hospital executive pay draws media attention
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Attorney general denies sale to controversial hospital chain
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Municipalities:
Poll: Support Mixed for Pre-Bankruptcy Municipal Mediation
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Santa Ana looks at outsourcing fire, jail, zoo, library
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How One State Avoided Fiscal Issues
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Jeffco budget woes could lead to hundreds of layoffs
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Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale says county will lay off 101 deputies
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Alabama governor: November special session possible for Jefferson County
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RI governor to tour Central Falls businesses
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Mass Torts:
Oil still matted on Gulf floor from BP spill
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BP Says It Didn’t Hide Info About Gulf Well
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Oil Spill Trial To Begin
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Top Interior official heads to firm working for BP
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Merlin Olsen's Heirs Settle Asbestos Lawsuit
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Asbestos attorneys say time should've run out on fraud claim
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IP:
If Righthaven Declares Bankruptcy, Expect Lawyers To Go After Stephens Media, Media News, And Righthaven Principals
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Corporate Governance:
No soup for you: derivative actions concerning Delaware limited liability companies
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Last quarter, Citi mailed out more credit card offers than there are Americans
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)
UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
Fairfield Sentry, Lehman, Nebraska Book, Caribe, Qimonda
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Madoff, Stars, Lehman, Banning, Broadstripe
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Rochelle on Madoff, LA Dodgers Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcy Poetry:
Contact Sports
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No Sun For You
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WaMu Decision
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:
Absolute Priority Rule and Option Theory
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Resolution Plan Redux: Rule Requiring Insured Depository Institutions to Submit Resolution Plans Under the FDIA Closely Parallels Rule Requiring Bank Holding Companies to Submit Resolution Plans under the Dodd-Frank Act
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: When Can Individuals' Fraudulent Misconduct be Imputed to the Insured Entity?
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Litigation:
Is Cost-Shifting the Next E-Discovery Game-Changer?
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Solar:
Solyndra Chief Won't Answer US House Queries
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Issa Mulls House Probe of Loan Guarantees After Solyndra Failure
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Sen. Johnson: Investigate 'green energy' bankruptcies
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Lawmakers Pursue Investigations Into Solyndra Loan
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Obama $8 Billion Solar Betamax Unwinds as China Backs Rival
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Solyndra Facts & Lies
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Solyndra Workers' Aid Request Shows Program's Flaws, Hatch Says
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Congress throws Solyndra VCs under bus
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Solyndra execs will decline to testify at hearing
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Solar's Evolution: Survival of the Fittest
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Solyndra: Poster Child for Bad Policy
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The pseudo-debate over Solyndra
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What lessons should be learned from Solyndra's demise?
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Congressional Republicans Constantly Sought Clean Energy Subsidies
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House To Investigate Obama "Cronies" Over Solyndra
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Under Schwarzenegger, Solyndra Cashed In
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Solyndra And The Perils Of Distressed M&A
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Why Knowledge Is More Important Than Jobs: The Solyndra Story (Part 9)
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Directories:
Verizon Must Face Claims of Defrauding Creditors Amid Idearc Spinoff
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Tax:
The Biggest Challenge for Today's Tax Reformers
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Debt Collection:
Obama Proposal Loosens Restrictions on Cell Phone Calls for Debt Collection
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U.S. District Court Grants Class Certification In Debt Collection Case Against PRA
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Old School Debt Collection
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UK:
IMF cuts UK growth forecast to 1.1% and questions pace of cuts
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Bank of England Minutes Suggest More QE Possible
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U.K. Ministers Urge Stimulus
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U.K. Consumer Confidence Falls as Economic Pessimism Increases
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Greece Isn't The Only Place Where Austerity Is Failing
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UK productivity lagging behind main competitors
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U.K. Must Bring Forward Spending to Boost Economy: Huhne
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Orrick London restructuring team leaves to join US rival Dewey
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The Essential Guide to the powers, duties and obligations of a director of a private limited company
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'Pub tsar' urged to halt closures
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Appointment of Administrators - 20 September 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 20 September 2011
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EU:
IMF to Europe:Get Your Act Together
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Hidden Cost of Greece, Euro Crisis: Suicides
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'European Union' is an oxymoron
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IMF wants Europe to get its finger out and US politicians to behave like adults
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Many European Banks Would Be Bankrupt If They Carried Assets At Actual Market Values
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Q&A: How did the euro zone get into its debt mess?
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Munchau: “we are moving closer towards an involuntary break-up”
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Souring Mood in Germany
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German Banks Need Recapitalization Of 127 Billion Euros
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Euro turns up; Greece, Fed in focus
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Bundesbank Rejects IMF Call for ECB to 'Increase' Bond Buys
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The EU’s Dysfunctional Adjustment
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European Banks' Exposure to Greek Debt Erodes Market Confidence
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The Euro Banks With The Most Exposure If Greece Defaults
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Who Will Get Crushed If Italy Goes Bust
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PIIGS:
Greece to Default but Not Leave Euro
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"Orderly default" in Greece? Good luck.
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Greece will always be member of eurozone: Greek minister
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Greece must take additional austerity steps-finmin
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Greek Lawmakers Urged to Back Deeper Budget Cuts to Ensure Emergency Aid
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Greece in new talks with debt inspectors on loans
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Greece ends new talks with debt inspectors
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Greece Bailout Review to Be Completed by ‘Troika’ in October
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Student protest over Greek budget cuts
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The idea of banks as villains is pretty well absorbed in Europe and America. But not in Greece
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S&P's downgrade heightens Italy's woes
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Italian Banks, Enel Brace for Rating Cut After S&P Downgrade
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S&P Move Highlights Problem Of Italian Economic Slowdown
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Italian downgrade stokes fears over Greece
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Why Italy didn't deserve its S&P downgrade
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Italian consumer groups to sue S&P over downgrade
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Key Italian Economist Lashes Out at Berlusconi
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Doubts remain over Berlusconi's will to reform
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Spain Has Its Own Set of Problems Nowhere Near Being Solved
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Spain situation has improved considerably: Trichet
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ie: Pension Fund Lost €3.7 Billion On Banks
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Ireland's "Bad Bank" Is Selling Tons Of Gorgeous Art At Christie's
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Canada:
Canada: Help, I'm on the IRS Hit List
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Plan to keep NewPage resale ready heading to court for approval in Nova Scotia
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NewPage creditors owed $156M
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Last of Nortel's brass leaves behind a $1.22-million bill
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MENA:
Post-Arab Spring trying time for UAE financial institutions
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Japan:
Tepco Bond Risk Surges on Edano Loan Waiver Call
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Russia:
Yukos Wins Partial Victory Over Russia in European Court
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